Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ruled the state of Maine was at fault for unconstitutionally leaving poor defendants ...

Attorneys for the state asked for the decision to be paused while they appeal to the Maine Supreme Court, but that request ...

A Maine Superior Court justice will begin scheduling hearings to release indigent criminal defendants who have been held for ...

If the state fails to provide a lawyer within two weeks of a suspect’s first court appearance, they can be released. Anyone ...

A federal judge ruled against Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby Friday in her lawsuit to have her censure in the state legislature overturned. Libby was censured Feb. 15 for a social media post that ...

A court has denied the state of Maine’s request to halt habeas hearings for people who cannot afford a lawyer and were not ...

Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and ...

The new law, which will take effect 90 days after adjournment, will expand what protections Maine judges can offer victims of domestic violence and stalking. A new law will expand what protections ...